drama

Barry is an educator in the St. Bernard School system, the writer at the Parish Educational Network, and the author of several columns in the Times Picayune.Owner of Shine Productions, LLC, a St. Bernard based theatrical company, he has brought ten seasons of theatre to the parish.

Barry LemoineA New Orleans native, Barry is an award-winning educator, journalist, and playwright.
For over 20 years, he has taught English, Creative Writing, and Theatre Arts in New Orleans and St. Bernard Parish.
Now, Lemoine serves as the writer and producer for PEN-TV, the educational TV network of the St. Bernard Parish Public School System.He holds a degree in Secondary English Education from Louisiana State University and studied drama at the University of Arizona: Shakespeare/Milton Institute.
Bless Ya Boys was conceived on the road last year while Lemoine and his fellow Evacuation Theatre Troupe members toured The Voices of Louisiana.
Written and directed by Lemoine, this play is a love song to the history, humor, colorful characters and poignant stories that are a part of our home state.

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This tour is also the focus of a new documentary that Lemoine produced called "Voices.
Funded by the Arts Council of New
Orleans, the film follows the troupe's adventures, heartaches, triumphs and tragedies on the road beginning at the mouth of the Mississippi River in New Orleans, to its headwaters in Lake Itasca, and back again.
Lemoine is the founder and president of The Voices Foundation, a nonprofit group committed to preserving art and culture through theater and storytelling.

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An original play written and directed by co-board member and friend Barry Lemoine.

There are only silver linings ahead for some talented senior citizens in St. Bernard Parish thanks to the funding of Rita Gue and the Meraux Foundation, the talents of Barry Lemoine and the Voices Foundation, and the participation of the Council on Aging.

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Lemoine, the writer and creator of the show, said this year's cast is bigger and a little more experienced that last year's group.

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Lemoine, who has produced anumber of original shows for Shine Productions and the Voices Foundation,said he is excited to see the troupe members gearing up for the show.

"It's all coming together.
e have a great venue and some really committed performers.
Now, all we need is an audience to give our Silver Linings a chance to shine."